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PELHAM — As has become custom in Pelham, no contested elections are on the ballot for the May 16 town election, with some positions possibly to be filled via write-in votes.Polls will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ramsdell Room at the Pelham...

PELHAM — Proposed revisions to bylaws associated with solar installations, driveways and lighting, expected to be presented to annual Town Meeting next month, are being reviewed Wednesday evening.The Planning Board and Select Board are holding a joint...

PELHAM — A $12 million, 34-unit affordable housing complex that will be the first rental housing development in Pelham is in line to receive both federal and state low-income housing tax credits and American Rescue Plan Act money.The Baker-Polito...

PELHAM — Voters will not be deciding any contests at Tuesday’s annual town election for the sixth year in a row, with incumbents and newcomers running unopposed, and many positions again to be filled by write-in candidates.Polls will be open on May 17...

Bibliophiles of a certain age fondly recall the card catalogs that graced every town’s library, with little wooden drawers revealing treasure troves guiding seekers to worlds of wisdom. But the digital age rendered those magical drawers obsolete,...

Pam Victor still remembers the thrill she got when she took part in an improv comedy workshop in Hadley back in 2003. She’d been involved in theater in high school and college, but ​​​​​​this was something new and exciting, she thought, with infinite...

Juneteenth marks the official end of slavery in America on June 19, 1865. Today, the holiday focuses on Black achievements and culture, recognition of inequality and systemic racism in the United States, and the ongoing fight for equal rights. 2021 brings an expanded list of ways to celebrate Black freedom and to reckon with the racial past and present of the United States.

No contests, write-ins on tap in Pelham town election GAZETTE FILE PHOTO GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Published: 5/5/2021 6:07:38 AM PELHAM — Several vacancies in elected positions in town government could be filled by write-in candidates at Tuesday’s town election, which, like last year, features no contested elections and only incumbents running for reelection. Voters can vote in person from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Ramsdell Room at the Pelham Library, 2 South Valley Road. A ballot without contes...

West County Notebook: Feb. 3, 2021 The Arms Library is hosting a virtual program, “Ask Me Anything” with Catherine “Cady” Coleman, former NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Air Force colonel from Shelburne Falls. Contributed photo Published: 2/2/2021 2:53:27 PM History of chocolate focus of virtual talk SHELBURNE FALLS — Join Arms Library and Mo’s Fudge Factor for an interactive discussion and sampling of the history of chocolate on Friday, Feb. 5, at 6:30 p.m. The program will be vir...